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The family of newly drafted Indian NBA basketball player Satnam Singh (L/R): mother Sukhwinder Kaur, neighbour Kartar Kaur, father Balbir Singh Bhamara, sister Sarabjot Kaur and brother Beant Singh pose under a basketball hoop at his family home in the village of Ballo Ke, some 50kms south of Jalandhar on June 29, 2015. India's Satnam Singh Bhamara who has become the first India-born selection when he was chosen by the Dallas Mavericks is hoping his historic selection in the NBA will kickstart a basketball boom in his cricket-obsessed home country. The 7-foot-2-inch (2.18m) Bhamara, originally from the village in northern Punjab state, is hoping he can generate enthusiasm for the sport in India – in much the same way that superstar Yao Ming sparked a basketball frenzy in China. (Photo by Shammi Mehra/AFP Photo)
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